One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us determine your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The most important data that the zone info tells us is average last frost and the lowest expected temperature for your area.

You should be able to figure out when it's the best time to plant baby blue eyes by checking out the USDA zone info for Baton Rouge.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

Frost tolerance for baby blue eyes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

Baby Blue Eyes are moderately cold tolerant which tells us that you can start planting them earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Baton Rouge is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably September. Any later than that and your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on March 15 in Baton Rouge. It might get as low as 15°F during the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Baton Rouge may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost can change quite a bit from year to year. Half of the time in Baton Rouge you get a frost after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your baby blue eyes in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Baton Rouge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	November 15
Lowest Expected Low	15°F
Highest Expected Low	20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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